Trivial Question

OK V:TES Junkies, here's a couple of questions for yer: 1)What card currently has the most text on it (excluding Flavour text and the card title)? To qualify, I guess we are looking at the most words and then characters. 2)Then the opposite: what card has the least text on it? I was having an idle argument with someone and have a few ideas... 1) Week of Nightmares? 110 words, 465 characters (not counting spaces) 2) Computer Hacking? 5 words, 20 characters Can these be beat? Cheers DH

hamdamcwa wrote: > OK V:TES Junkies, here's a couple of questions for yer: > > 1)What card currently has the most text on it (excluding Flavour text > and the card title)? To qualify, I guess we are looking at the most > words and then characters. I know it for sure. Best card in the game. Fata Ameria! 115 words 542 characters > 2)Then the opposite: what card has the least text on it? > > I was having an idle argument with someone and have a few ideas... > > 1) Week of Nightmares? 110 words, 465 characters (not counting spaces) > > 2) Computer Hacking? 5 words, 20 characters > > Can these be beat? > > Cheers > > DH -- Andreas Nusser www.vekn.de a.nu...@vekn.de

Jozxyqk wrote: > hamdamcwa <dave...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >>2)Then the opposite: what card has the least text on it? > Ascendance. "Gain 1 pool." Text on Ascendance: Master. Gain 1 pool. It is our destiny, our birthright, to rule. Gratiano, Lasombra -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to V:TES news, rules, cards, utilities, and tournament calendar: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/

LSJ <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote: > Jozxyqk wrote: >> hamdamcwa <dave...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>2)Then the opposite: what card has the least text on it? >> Ascendance. "Gain 1 pool." > Text on Ascendance: > Master. > Gain 1 pool. > It is our destiny, our birthright, to rule. > Gratiano, Lasombra But the original question specifically stated "excluding flavor text", and besides, didn't specifically say "the latest wording of a card", just "a card". So I pick the Jyhad version of Ascendance. :) :P

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[ quoted text not captured ] Computer Hacking has only 4 words. The (D) symbol is not a word (nor is it three characters). > Can these be beat? Form of the Ghost/Gleam of the Red Eyes have 2 words and 15 characters each. There are three other cards with only 3 words. Call the Great Beast has 116 words. [ quoted text not captured ]

> OK V:TES Junkies, here's a couple of questions for yer: > > 1)What card currently has the most text on it (excluding Flavour text > and the card title)? To qualify, I guess we are looking at the most > words and then characters. > > 2)Then the opposite: what card has the least text on it? > > I was having an idle argument with someone and have a few ideas... > > 1) Week of Nightmares? 110 words, 465 characters (not > counting spaces) fata amria is around 600 char ascendance is 3 words 9 char > > 2) Computer Hacking? 5 words, 20 characters > > Can these be beat? > > Cheers > > DH -- Direct access to this group with http://web2news.com http://web2news.com/?rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

LSJ wrote: > hamdamcwa wrote: >> OK V:TES Junkies, here's a couple of questions for yer: >> >> 1)What card currently has the most text on it (excluding Flavour text >> and the card title)? To qualify, I guess we are looking at the most >> words and then characters. >> >> 2)Then the opposite: what card has the least text on it? >> >> Can these be beat? > > Form of the Ghost/Gleam of the Red Eyes have 2 words and 15 characters > each. > There are three other cards with only 3 words. Oh, and there are quite a few crypt cards with 0 words (the single word on the card comes only by ruling/errata). Dollface, etc. :-) [ quoted text not captured ]

LSJ <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote in message news:<3EC2403...@white-wolf.com>... > LSJ wrote: > > hamdamcwa wrote: > >> OK V:TES Junkies, here's a couple of questions for yer: > >> > >> 1)What card currently has the most text on it (excluding Flavour text > >> and the card title)? To qualify, I guess we are looking at the most > >> words and then characters. > >> > >> 2)Then the opposite: what card has the least text on it? > >> > >> Can these be beat? > > > > Form of the Ghost/Gleam of the Red Eyes have 2 words and 15 characters > > each. > > There are three other cards with only 3 words. How do you GET these stats? Don't tell me you were up all night checking ;) > Oh, and there are quite a few crypt cards with 0 words (the single word > on the card comes only by ruling/errata). Dollface, etc. :-) OK, but when I say "cards" I mean "Library cards". When I say "vamps" I mean "crypt cards". Should have qualified it, though. > > > > Call the Great Beast has 116 words. > > Yes, but one of those it the cheeky (D) symbol. If we allow it, sure. It only has 517 characters though, vs Fata Amira's 531 and 113 words (again one being the (D) symbol. Still pretty cool, though DH

hamdamcwa wrote: > LSJ <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote in message news:<3EC2403...@white-wolf.com>... >>LSJ wrote: >>>hamdamcwa wrote: >>>>1)What card currently has the most text on it (excluding Flavour text >>>>and the card title)? To qualify, I guess we are looking at the most >>>>words and then characters. >>>Call the Great Beast has 116 words. > > Yes, but one of those it the cheeky (D) symbol. If we allow it, sure. No. I already affirmed that (D) symbols don't count. With the (D) as a word, CtGB has 117 words. > It only has 517 characters though, vs Fata Amira's 531 and 113 words > (again one being the (D) symbol. The stated puzzle was "most words and *then* characters". My character counts come to 524 for Call and 529 for Fata, BTW (Not counting whitespace or (D) symbols). What are you counting as characters? [ quoted text not captured ]

LSJ <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote in message news:<3EC38B78...@white-wolf.com>... > hamdamcwa wrote: > > LSJ <vte...@white-wolf.com> wrote in message news:<3EC2403...@white-wolf.com>... > >>LSJ wrote: > >>>hamdamcwa wrote: > >>>>1)What card currently has the most text on it (excluding Flavour text > >>>>and the card title)? To qualify, I guess we are looking at the most > >>>>words and then characters. > > >>>Call the Great Beast has 116 words. > > > > Yes, but one of those it the cheeky (D) symbol. If we allow it, sure. > > No. I already affirmed that (D) symbols don't count. With the (D) as > a word, CtGB has 117 words. > > > It only has 517 characters though, vs Fata Amira's 531 and 113 words > > (again one being the (D) symbol. > > The stated puzzle was "most words and *then* characters". > My character counts come to 524 for Call and 529 for Fata, BTW > (Not counting whitespace or (D) symbols). Yeah, but on reflection the size of the words seems to make quite a difference. Working out the both shows that Fata Amira is really Fatter Amira as far as text in the box goes. CtGB is not quite a text-y, but a way cooler card! If I were to start again, I'd say characters only, with words as a runner up matter. C'mon LSJ, you know I never think these things through! ;) What are you counting as > characters? Well, I'm cheating by copying and pasting the text into Word '97 and using Word Count. Spaces aren't counted, but I guess gramatic stuff shows up (full stops, brackets, etc). Who knows! Hmmm... has anyone ever compiled a "V:TES BOOK OF RECORDS" or anything? Y'know, Most text, least text, Most expensive card (Ziallahs), biggest natural bleeding vamp (Spiridonas), etc etc... that sort of stuff. Fun for the whole family! Good insight for newbies, stupid enough for old hands to look up. Good inspiration for the design team too: "Man, we've GOTTA break the "most expensive card" record" :) Jeff? DH Damn Microsoft!

hamdamcwa wrote: > Hmmm... has anyone ever compiled a "V:TES BOOK OF RECORDS" or > anything? Y'know, Most text, least text, Most expensive card > (Ziallahs), biggest natural bleeding vamp (Spiridonas), etc etc... > that sort of stuff. Fun for the whole family! Good insight for > newbies, stupid enough for old hands to look up. If you let Spiri be the biggest "natural" bleeder, then Secret Horde should be the most expensive card. [ quoted text not captured ]